How to Retire on Time

By Kedrec Wealth

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Welcome to How to Retire on Time, a show that answers your retirement questions. Say goodbye to the oversimplified advice you've heard hundreds of times. This show is about getting into the nitty-gritty so you can make better decisions as you prepare for retirement. Text your questions to 913-363-1234 and we'll feature them on the show. Don't forget to grab a copy of the book, How to Retire on Time, or check out our resources by going to www.retireontime.com.

Episode Date
When Tax Planning Matters
May 01, 2026
Can You Retire With $250,000?
Apr 30, 2026
At 55, How Much Should I Have Saved?
Apr 29, 2026
Why Warren Buffet Isn’t 100% in Stocks
Apr 24, 2026
Can AI Build My Retirement Plan?
Apr 23, 2026
How to Plan for Future Unknown Tax Brackets
Apr 17, 2026
The Difference Between Mutual Funds and ETFs in Your 401(k)
Apr 15, 2026
Mistakes People Make When Selling at a Loss
Apr 13, 2026
World War III: Should I Hold My Stocks?
Apr 10, 2026
$2 Million Retirement. How Long Will It Last?
Apr 08, 2026
How Income Planning Affects Healthcare Planning
Apr 06, 2026
A Better Way to Sell My Rental: Vacant or Occupied
Apr 03, 2026
Planning for Rising Healthcare Costs
Apr 02, 2026
Why Are My Friends Getting Better Annuity Rates Than Me?
Apr 01, 2026
Responding to an Angry Commenter About REITs
Mar 31, 2026
I’m Behind on My Retirement: What Should I Do?
Mar 30, 2026
How to Fix Your Missed RMD
Mar 27, 2026
How to Buy Your Retirement Home
Mar 26, 2026
What to Look for on Your Tax Return
Mar 25, 2026
Tax Minimization Strategy Often Overlooked
Mar 24, 2026
How to Compare Your Retirement Income Options
Mar 23, 2026
What to Use for Laddered Income in Retirement 
Mar 20, 2026
Should You Move to a Tax-Free State in Retirement?
Mar 19, 2026
Why Annuities Lower Their Rates Mid-Contract
Mar 18, 2026
DIY Retirement Portfolio Ideas
Mar 17, 2026
Different Ways You Can Create Income in Retirement
Mar 16, 2026
What Many People Miss When Preparing for Retirement
Mar 12, 2026
What to Do If You Lose Your Job Right Before Retirement
Mar 06, 2026
Why Healthcare Before 65 Needs Tax Planning
Mar 05, 2026
Understanding Different Types of Buffered ETFs
Mar 04, 2026
The Truth About Filing Early and Investing Your Social Security Benefits
Mar 03, 2026
There’s More to Tax Planning Than Just IRA to Roth Conversions
Mar 02, 2026
How to Handle Retirement Regret
Feb 27, 2026
When to Pay Off Debt Before Retirement and When to Keep It
Feb 26, 2026
How to Mix Lifetime Income with Portfolio Growth
Feb 25, 2026
What to Consider Before Starting a Business in Retirement
Feb 24, 2026
The Basics of the Bear Market Protocol
Feb 23, 2026
A Quick Guide to Your Last 10 Working Years
Feb 20, 2026
Should You Include Private Equity/Credit in Your Retirement Portfolio?
Feb 19, 2026
Why The Plan Is Not as Important as the Strategy
Feb 18, 2026
What Happened to Gold and Silver?
Feb 17, 2026
Retirement Planning Regrets from 2025
Feb 16, 2026
Why Your Financial Plan Comes Second
Feb 14, 2026
Does the 60/40 Portfolio Still Work for Retirees?
Feb 13, 2026
What Financial Professionals Won’t Admit
Feb 12, 2026
If an Annuity Guarantees a High Payout, Why Wouldn’t You Take It?
Feb 12, 2026
If You Have Less Than $1,000,000 Saved, Build Your Retirement Plan Differently
Feb 11, 2026
Are 529 Plans Really the Best Way to Fund a Grandchild’s Education?
Feb 11, 2026
Ways to Invest in Real Estate Without Becoming a Landlord
Feb 10, 2026
How Lower Returns Can Actually Grow Your Money More
Feb 10, 2026
Why Building a Retirement Plan Around Your Portfolio Is Backwards
Feb 09, 2026
Annuities Sold Under Different Names
Feb 08, 2026
Indexed Annuities Explained: How They Work and When They Make Sense
Feb 07, 2026
Where to Shop for Fixed-Rate Retirement Products
Feb 06, 2026
How to Plan Around IRMAA and Medicare Surcharges
Feb 05, 2026
How to Respond to a Chaotic Start to the Year in the Markets
Feb 05, 2026
Starting Retirement Savings at 50: Strategies to Consider
Feb 04, 2026
What to Watch for When Filing Your Taxes This Year
Feb 03, 2026
Should You Take Social Security Early and Invest It?
Feb 02, 2026
What Should You Do With Extra Cash Flow in Retirement?
Feb 01, 2026
How a Financial Plan Really Works (And What to Expect)
Jan 31, 2026
How to Spend Your Money in Retirement
Jan 30, 2026
Should You Ever Keep Debt in Retirement?
Jan 29, 2026
Should You Still Invest in Growth 2–5 Years Before Retirement?
Jan 28, 2026
What Your 1040 is Telling You About Your Financial Future
Jan 28, 2026
Planning Retirement With Aging Parents and Helping Kids
Jan 27, 2026
Does Living Off the S&P 500 Really Work in Retirement?
Jan 26, 2026
Alternatives to Traditional Long-Term Care Insurance
Jan 13, 2026
How to Figure Out What You Will Likely Spend in Retirement
Jan 12, 2026
From Where Should You Pull Your Retirement Income First?
Jan 09, 2026
A Big Mistake Many People Make When They Retire
Jan 08, 2026
Don’t Look for the ‘Perfect’ Withdrawal Rate. Do This Instead
Jan 07, 2026
Why Pensions and Annuities Look Similar, but Are Different
Jan 03, 2026
Why Your Portfolio Should Change When You Retire
Jan 02, 2026
Why You May Not Want to Roll Your 401(k) Over, Yet
Jan 01, 2026
The Problem With Many Social Security Optimization Strategies
Dec 31, 2025
Start With Income Needs, Not Account Balances
Dec 30, 2025
The Counterintuitive Calculation with Lifetime Income
Dec 26, 2025
How to Retire on $500,000
Dec 25, 2025
Hidden Tax Traps You Need to Know About
Dec 24, 2025
Why Your Annuities May Be Under Performing
Dec 23, 2025
When Diversification Makes Sense, and When it Can Hurt
Dec 22, 2025
Which is Better: Buffered ETFs or Bond Funds?
Dec 20, 2025
How to Handle Healthcare Insurance in This Ever-Changing Environment
Dec 19, 2025
The Benefits and Detriments of Using AI to Plan Your Retirement
Dec 18, 2025
Can You Retire With $700,000?
Dec 17, 2025
Why You Don’t do Your Income Planning First
Dec 16, 2025
Is Limiting Your Income Worth the Deduction?
Dec 12, 2025
When Helping Your Kids Can Actually Hurt Them
Dec 11, 2025
Tips on How to Prepare to Sell Your Business
Dec 10, 2025
Why Tax Planning is More Than IRA to Roth Conversions
Dec 09, 2025
What Has Worked May Not Continue to Work
Dec 08, 2025
What Comes First When Planning Retirement
Dec 05, 2025
When You May NOT Want to Manage Your Portfolio in Retirement
Dec 04, 2025
How Buffered ETFs Are Different Than Fixed-Indexed Annuities
Dec 03, 2025
When to Start Lifetime Income
Dec 02, 2025
Why You May Want the Market to Crash When you Retire
Dec 01, 2025
What Are the Giving Machines? With Tammy Reid
Nov 24, 2025
Charitable Giving Special Episode (With Tammy Reid)
Nov 23, 2025
Different Ways to Gift While Minimizing Your Taxes
Nov 21, 2025
Why You May Want to Diversify by Strategy, not Just by Positions
Nov 20, 2025
Breaking Down Senior Healthcare Options
Nov 19, 2025
The Problem with Average Annual Returns
Nov 18, 2025
An Introduction to Kedrec Wealth’s Bear-Market Protocol
Nov 17, 2025
Is the Fed Cutting Rates a Good Thing?
Nov 14, 2025
How to Balance Purpose-Driven Work and When you Should Retire
Nov 13, 2025
Different Markets to Consider When Putting Your Portfolio Together
Nov 12, 2025
Which Comes First: Social Security Optimization or Tax Minimization?
Nov 11, 2025
Why a Looming Potential Crash Should not Prevent You From Considering the Stock Market as a Part of Your Portfolio
Nov 10, 2025
Be Cautious of Alleged Tax Loopholes
Nov 07, 2025
Why Plans Could Change if You Saved More for Retirement
Nov 06, 2025
Why Your 401(k) Growth Strategy May Not Work as Well in Retirement
Nov 05, 2025
Why the Tax Qualification of Your Dividends Matter
Nov 04, 2025
Year-End Planning Strategies Many Miss
Nov 03, 2025
What to Know About Roth IRAs
Oct 31, 2025
Ways to Create a Retirement Plan with Liquid Investments
Oct 30, 2025
Ways to Approach a Tax Efficient Real Estate Exit
Oct 29, 2025
What are the Potential Risks in Today's Market?
Oct 28, 2025
All of my Money is in a Savings Account. How do I Fund my Retirement?
Oct 27, 2025
Ways to Help Your Kids and Grandkids Outside the 529 Plan
Oct 24, 2025
What to Know About Lifetime Income From an Annuity
Oct 23, 2025
Is the 4% Rule Still Valid?
Oct 22, 2025
When IRA to Roth Conversions May Not be Beneficial
Oct 21, 2025
An Explanation of Buffered ETFs
Oct 20, 2025
Ways to Protect Older Adults Financially
Oct 18, 2025
More Important: Growth or Tax Minimization?
Oct 17, 2025
What to Know About Long-Term Care Insurance Through an Annuity
Oct 16, 2025
What to Consider About IRA to Roth Conversions
Oct 15, 2025
Are Advisors Able to Grow Assets Better Without any Downside Risk?
Oct 14, 2025
Are There Options if you Want Less Risk but Still Want Growth Potential?
Oct 12, 2025
Is Being a Landlord Still Worth it?
Oct 12, 2025
Are Buffered ETFs and Indexed Annuities the Same Thing?
Oct 11, 2025
Is Tax Planning Important in a Retirement Plan?
Oct 10, 2025
Is the Market Overvalued?
Oct 09, 2025
Retirement Planning If You Live Longer (or Shorter) Than Average
Oct 03, 2025
How to Plan Income from Different Tax Buckets
Oct 02, 2025
How to Make Life Insurance Cash Value Work for You
Oct 01, 2025
Should Couples Keep Finances Separate in Retirement?
Sep 30, 2025
How to Keep Income Flowing During a Market Crash
Sep 29, 2025
What to Know Before Open Enrollment 2025
Sep 26, 2025
The Truth About Annuity Bonuses
Sep 25, 2025
How to Get Out of a non-qualified Variable Annuity (Without a Huge Tax Bill)
Sep 24, 2025
Fixed vs. Index vs. Variable: What’s the Difference?
Sep 23, 2025
What the Fed’s Rate Cuts Could Mean for Your Money
Sep 22, 2025
How to Leave an Inheritance Without Ruining Your Kids
Sep 19, 2025
Private Equity in 401(k)s: Opportunity or Risk?
Sep 18, 2025
What to Expect When Working with a Financial Advisor
Sep 17, 2025
Tax-Efficient Retirement Income from a Brokerage Account
Sep 16, 2025
What to Know Before Retiring in Your 50s
Sep 15, 2025
Your Encore Years - A Special Episode 
Sep 12, 2025
Breaking Down the Self-Insure Option
Sep 05, 2025
How to Get on the Same Page as Your Spouse When It Comes to Risk
Sep 04, 2025
Dynamic Indexes vs. Static Indexes
Sep 03, 2025
A Difficult Conversation Around Commissions
Sep 02, 2025
When Broad Diversification May Not Make Sense
Sep 01, 2025
Why Lowering Interest Rates Could Mean Several Things
Aug 29, 2025
When Even Fiduciaries Have a Conflict of Interest
Aug 28, 2025
Two Parts to Retirement Planning: Financial and Non-Financial
Aug 27, 2025
Buffered ETFs vs Fixed Indexed Annuities
Aug 26, 2025
It’s Time to Change Your Definition of Risk
Aug 26, 2025
An Unconventional Look at Your Advisor’s Services
Aug 22, 2025
There’s More Risk Than Market Risk to Consider
Aug 21, 2025
How to Plan for the Last 10 Years of Your Career
Aug 20, 2025
Ways to Adjust a Non-Retirement Portfolio
Aug 19, 2025
Don't Make This Mistake as You Prepare for Retirement
Aug 18, 2025
Why You Should Assume Everything Affects Everything Else in Retirement
Aug 15, 2025
Why It Is Hard to Sell Your Best Investments, Even When You Know You Should
Aug 14, 2025
How to Retire When Kids are Still Living at Home
Aug 13, 2025
“Hey Mike, when is someone ‘retirement ready’?”  
Aug 12, 2025
There’s No Such Thing as a Riskless Retirement
Aug 11, 2025
What Are Buffered ETFs and Are They Right for You?  
Aug 08, 2025
How Much Should You Plan on Spending in Retirement?
Aug 07, 2025
Are Deductions Still Worth It?  
Aug 06, 2025
The Risks You Have When You DIY Your Retirement Management
Aug 05, 2025
Flat-Market Warning Signs You Need to Know  
Aug 04, 2025
How to Approach Your Portfolio in Retirement, Even When Markets Crash
Aug 01, 2025
How to Sell Your Investment Real Estate Before Retirement
Jul 31, 2025
Why You May Not Need a Death Benefit in Retirement
Jul 30, 2025
Why You Need to Pay Attention to Your MAGI in Retirement
Jul 29, 2025
How to Figure Out Your Cash Flow Amount in Retirement
Jul 25, 2025
Different Living Situations for Retirees
Jul 24, 2025
Why You May Not Want to “Plan and Invest Like the Rich."
Jul 23, 2025
Why You May Not Want to Convert All Your Money to Roth
Jul 22, 2025
How Social Security Taxes Have Changed
Jul 21, 2025
Different Ways to Get Funds into Roth or Other Tax-Free Accounts
Jul 18, 2025
Benefits and Detriments with “Fixed-Income” (Income from Bonds)
Jul 17, 2025
Why the Market, Politics, and Other Concerns Should Not Delay Your Retirement
Jul 16, 2025
The Problem with Filing for Social Security Early with the Intention of Investing Your Benefits
Jul 15, 2025
Why More Risk Doesn’t Necessarily Mean More Reward
Jul 14, 2025
Renting or Buying: Which is Better in Retirement?
Jul 11, 2025
How Your Social Security Taxes are Calculated
Jul 10, 2025
Income Strategies for the First Five Years of Your Retirement
Jul 09, 2025
What Are Your 401(k) Fees?
Jul 08, 2025
How War Can Affect the Market
Jul 07, 2025
What does “Self-Insuring” Really Mean?
Jul 04, 2025
Ways to Give to Your Kids and Grandkids
Jul 03, 2025
What to Do Once You Receive a Large Sum of Money
Jul 02, 2025
Why the 4%, 6%, or Even 8% Withdrawal Rates Could Be Consider Dangerous
Jul 01, 2025
Fees and Where to Find Them
Jul 01, 2025
Why Social Security Is More Secure Than You May Realize
Jun 27, 2025
Why Inflation May Not Be Under Control
Jun 26, 2025
What College and Professional Athletes Need to Know About Money
Jun 25, 2025
Why Financial Advisors Make Money When You Don’t
Jun 24, 2025
Why Cash May Not Be as Safe as You May Think
Jun 23, 2025
Risks Associated with CDs and Treasuries
Jun 21, 2025
What to Consider Doing Now Incase the Dollar Continues Loses Value
Jun 20, 2025
How to Big Beautiful Bill Could Affect Your Retirement
Jun 19, 2025
Why All Cash May Be Riskier Than You Think
Jun 19, 2025
The Problems with Marketing in Financial Services 
Jun 15, 2025
Non-Financial Tips That Can Help You Stay Sharp and Healthy
Jun 14, 2025
How to Handle Risk Differences In a Relationship 
Jun 13, 2025
How to Address Loans Against Your 401(k)
Jun 12, 2025
A Brief History of “AI” Running Investment Models
Jun 11, 2025
Stock Picking vs Buying Indexes
Jun 06, 2025
How to Align Your RMD with Your Income Strategy
Jun 05, 2025
What to Consider When Planning to Retire Abroad
Jun 04, 2025
Why You May Want to Lower Risk as You Approach Retirement
Jun 03, 2025
Why Lifetime Income from Annuities May Sound Better Than It Is
Jun 02, 2025
Reasons Why the Future (and Market) Looks Bright
May 30, 2025
What You Can Do if You Want to Maintain Liquidity
May 29, 2025
How to Plan Your Retirement While Preparing to Help Support a Parent
May 28, 2025
Research Ideas for Those Looking for Investment Opportunities
May 27, 2025
How to Turn Your 401k Into a Retirement Plan
May 26, 2025
Is Debt OK In Retirement?
May 23, 2025
When It Makes Sense to Delay Your Retirement
May 22, 2025
The Difference Between Buffered ETFs and Structured Notes
May 21, 2025
Why You Shouldn’t Plan Solely on a Withdrawal Rate
May 20, 2025
Why You May Not Want to Blindly Follow An Indicator or Signal
May 19, 2025
How to Prepare for RMDs so They Don’t Become a Problem Later
May 16, 2025
Tips on How to Vet Investments and Products
May 15, 2025
How to Optimize for Survivor Benefits (Social Security, Pension, and Other)
May 14, 2025
Tips on How to Determine Your Retirement Cash Flow Needs
May 13, 2025
Should You Do IRA to Roth Conversions at the Beginning or End of the Year?
May 12, 2025
What to Do During Turbulent Market Conditions
May 09, 2025
The Reason Social Security Should Not Be Optimized by Itself
May 08, 2025
What to Do With Old 401(k)s
May 07, 2025
If You Want Lifetime Guaranteed Income, Make Sure You Understand Your Options Before Buying an Annuity
May 06, 2025
Why You Can’t Separate Growth Potential and Risk
May 05, 2025
When it Makes Sense to Work in Retirement
May 02, 2025
When Does an ETF or Mutual Fund Make Sense
May 01, 2025
Which is Worse, Taxes or Inflation?
Apr 30, 2025
Why Your Generic Diversified Portfolio May Not Be as Good as You Think
Apr 29, 2025
How to Decide Where to Put Excess Income in Preparation for Retirement
Apr 28, 2025
Why There Are Many Layers to Income and Withdrawal Strategies in Retirement
Apr 25, 2025
When Insurance May Make Sense (and When You Want to Stay Clear) in Retirement
Apr 24, 2025
Why the $1,000,000 Retirement Benchmark Doesn’t Make Sense
Apr 23, 2025
When It Makes Sense to File as Married Filing Separate
Apr 22, 2025
Why "Infinite Banking" May Not Be as Good as It Seems
Apr 21, 2025
How to Find Good Stocks
Apr 18, 2025
Ways to Get Out of an Annuity You Bought Recently
Apr 17, 2025
Why People Buy Life Insurance for Estate Planning Purposes and What Many Miss
Apr 16, 2025
Alternative Ways to Help Your Kids or Grandkids Get Ahead In Life
Apr 15, 2025
What Do You Do When Markets Go Down?
Apr 14, 2025
Why Your Financial Plan Will Never Be Perfect (And That’s OK)
Apr 11, 2025
How Interest Rates Affect Investments Differently
Apr 10, 2025
How to Bridge the Gap Between When You Want to Retire and When Medicare Starts
Apr 09, 2025
The Meaning Behind Kedrec Wealth
Apr 08, 2025
How to Find Out if You Are on Track to Retire on Time
Apr 07, 2025
How to Handle Debt When You Retire
Apr 04, 2025
What You Need to Know About 1031 Exchanges and Real Estate Deals
Apr 03, 2025
How Financial Advisors Make Money
Apr 02, 2025
Why the 60/40 Portfolio May Need an Update
Apr 01, 2025
What’s the (Real) Purpose of Working with a Financial Advisor (In our opinion)
Mar 31, 2025
What to Do With Your Tax Return
Mar 28, 2025
Why You May Want to Vet Investments and Products Yourself
Mar 27, 2025
How to Catch Up on Your Retirement Savings
Mar 26, 2025
When Life Insurance Can Play a Role in Retirement
Mar 25, 2025
Different Markets to Place Assets Until Things Settle Down
Mar 24, 2025
Strategies that Can Help Reduce Medicare Surcharges (IRMAA)
Mar 21, 2025
Why Even Flat-Fee Advisors May Have Conflicts of Interest
Mar 20, 2025
Different Ways to Include Your HSA in Your Retirement Plan
Mar 19, 2025
When Target Date Funds May Make Sense (and When They Do Not)
Mar 18, 2025
Retirement Preparation Tips for Those Who May Not Consider Themselves Wealthy
Mar 17, 2025
Why Social Security Optimization and Tax Minimization is Changing
Mar 14, 2025
When to Sell Stocks That Have Lost Money (And When to Wait for them to recover).
Mar 13, 2025
Tips on Researching Where to Move When You Retire
Mar 12, 2025
Why Working With a CFP Should Not Be the Only Thing You Look For in an Advisor
Mar 11, 2025
Why Bonds May Do Better Than Stocks in the Near Future
Mar 10, 2025
What We Believe Every Retirement Income Strategy Needs
Mar 07, 2025
When it May Be Appropriate to Take More Risk in Retirement With A Portion of Your Portfolio
Mar 06, 2025
How the Ultra-Wealthy Minimize Their Tax Burdens and Why it May Not Make Sense For Your Situation
Mar 05, 2025
Why the Right Answer to Financial Questions is “It Depends”
Mar 04, 2025
How to Set Your Individual Retirement Savings Goal (And What to do When You are Close)
Mar 03, 2025
When it Makes Sense to Manage Your Own Money and When to Hire a Professional Money Manager
Feb 28, 2025
How to Address Inflation Risk in Retirement
Feb 27, 2025
Discover the Origin Story of the Kedrec Reservoir Strategy
Feb 26, 2025
Why it is Important to Define the Benefits and Detriments of Any Investment or Product
Feb 25, 2025
How to Prepare to Retire on Time, Based on Your Age and Goals
Feb 24, 2025
AI Stocks, Bubbles, and Creative Destruction
Feb 21, 2025
Why Every Retirement Plan Should be Different
Feb 20, 2025
How to Plan Your Retirement if You Want to Live Abroad
Feb 19, 2025
When it May Make Sense to Pay Off Your Mortgage Before You Retire
Feb 18, 2025
The Difference Between an Index, Indexing, and an Indexed Investment or Product
Feb 17, 2025
Flat-Fee vs Assets Under Management Fees
Feb 14, 2025
How A Rollover May Offer You More Control Over Your Retirement Accounts
Feb 13, 2025
When Life Insurance May Factor Into Your Retirement Plan
Feb 12, 2025
Why Changes to Social Security Shouldn’t Keep You Up at Night
Feb 11, 2025
Your Retirement Goal Line is Near – How Your Playbook Changes in Retirement
Feb 10, 2025
How to Determine If Your Current Retirement Plan is Oversimplified
Feb 07, 2025
Why Tax Planning and Your Investments Are Connected
Feb 06, 2025
The Difference Between Various Real Estate Investment Options
Feb 05, 2025
How Much Does it Cost to be You?
Feb 04, 2025
When It Makes Sense to Work With An Advisor
Feb 03, 2025
Why Healthcare Planning Is More Than Long-Term Care Planning
Jan 31, 2025
What Retirees Need to Know About Rental Property
Jan 30, 2025
What Could Happen if Teen Workers Invested in a Roth?
Jan 29, 2025
Is the Dividend Portfolio Still Reliable?
Jan 28, 2025
How to Approach Your Stock Holdings With a Low Basis
Jan 27, 2025
The Purpose of a Reservoir in a Retirement Plan
Jan 24, 2025
How Much Do You Need to Save Before You Can Retire?
Jan 23, 2025
Is There an Optimal Balance Between Protected Assets and Growth Assets?
Jan 22, 2025
Where You Draw Income From During Retirement Matters
Jan 21, 2025
Why Shorting the Market May Not Be a Good Strategy for Retirees
Jan 20, 2025
Why You Can’t Have a Riskless Retirement
Jan 17, 2025
Why Did Mortgage Rates Go Up When the Fed Lowered Rates?
Jan 16, 2025
What Many People Don’t Realize When it Comes to Timelines and Tax Planning
Jan 15, 2025
When You Can (and Cannot) Dip Into Your Principal in Retirement
Jan 14, 2025
Why You May Want to Consider Diversifying Out of the Magnificent Seven
Jan 13, 2025
How to Handle Your Personal Cash Flow in Retirement
Jan 10, 2025
Four Strategies to Consider When Seeking Growth in Your Portfolio
Jan 09, 2025
How to Navigate Healthcare and Health Insurance Before Medicare Starts
Jan 08, 2025
What are Buffered ETFs and do They Qualify for the Reservoir Strategy?
Jan 07, 2025
Why People Need to Check Their Assumptions When it Comes to Their Investment Decisions
Jan 06, 2025
How Much Principal Protection is Enough When You Retire?
Jan 03, 2025
Why Your Recent Average Return Could be Deceptive
Jan 02, 2025
How to Tell if Your Pension Affects Your Social Security Benefits
Jan 01, 2025
The Danger With Flat-Fee Portfolio Reviews
Dec 31, 2024
What Many People Miss When Considering an Equities (Stock) Portfolio
Dec 30, 2024
Why Charity Matters (With Tammy Reid and Other Guests)
Dec 23, 2024
The Danger of Following Oversimplified Advice From Influencers
Dec 20, 2024
Why You May Not Want to Rely on the Monte Carlo in Retirement
Dec 19, 2024
IULs Are Not Perfect, but They May Have Their Place
Dec 18, 2024
Should You File Your Own Taxes or Get Help?
Dec 17, 2024
When IRA to Roth Conversions Do Not Make Sense
Dec 16, 2024
What "Timing the Market" Really Means
Dec 14, 2024
Celebrating Our 100th Episode (Reflections and Giveaways)
Dec 13, 2024
Do the Wealthy Have Tax Advantages?
Dec 12, 2024
Why Mike Believes Reverse Mortgages Don’t Make Sense
Dec 11, 2024
Why You May Not Want to Turn Your Hobby Into a Business in Retirement
Dec 10, 2024
Why You May or May Not Need $1.5 Million Saved for Retirement
Dec 09, 2024
Does Private Equity Make Sense in Your Retirement Portfolio?
Dec 06, 2024
What Might be Missing From Your Portfolio
Dec 05, 2024
How to Prepare to Retire on Time if You Are Currently 50 Years Old
Dec 04, 2024
How to Prepare for the Market in 2025
Dec 03, 2024
Does Private Equity Make Sense in Your Retirement Portfolio?
Dec 02, 2024
How Indexed Universal Life Insurance is Sold and What You Need to Know
Nov 29, 2024
What Happens When A Widow or Widower Remarries in Retirement?
Nov 28, 2024
Strategies That May Help You Retire Before 59½
Nov 27, 2024
What to do if You Start Saving for Retirement Late
Nov 26, 2024
What You Need to Know About Trump’s Tariff Strategy
Nov 25, 2024
How to Talk to the Family About Your Estate Plan
Nov 22, 2024
Discover Different Ways Annuity Income Could Work in Your Plan
Nov 21, 2024
How to Navigate Medicare When You Turn 65 and Plan to Continue to Work
Nov 20, 2024
What Happens to Your Social Security Benefit if You Move Abroad?
Nov 19, 2024
Exploring Different Ways to Invest in the Market
Nov 18, 2024
When it Doesn’t Make Sense to do IRA to Roth Conversions
Nov 15, 2024
The Potential Risk of Taking Social Security Too Soon or Too Late
Nov 14, 2024
How to Prepare for a Potential Flat Market
Nov 13, 2024
How Old 401(k)s Can be New Investment Opportunities
Nov 12, 2024
Common Risks Many Retirees Miss
Nov 11, 2024
How Does Your Spending Change When You Retire?
Nov 08, 2024
How to Vet the Quality of Your Current Fixed-Indexed Annuities
Nov 07, 2024
The Basics on Structuring Your Business Before the Sale
Nov 06, 2024
When it Makes Sense to Pay Off Your Mortgage When You Retire
Nov 05, 2024
The Election May Affect the Economy Less Than You Think
Nov 04, 2024
How to Change Your Senior Healthcare Plan During Open Enrollment
Nov 01, 2024
How to Prepare for the Potential Decrease in Social Security Benefits
Oct 31, 2024
The Difference Between Social Security, Pensions, and Annuities
Oct 30, 2024
When Healthcare Can Become a Tax Problem
Oct 29, 2024
Why No One Can Claim to Have a Riskless Retirement
Oct 28, 2024
What You Should Expect When You First Start Talking With a Financial Professional
Oct 25, 2024
Four Things to Consider if You Are in Your 40s and Saving for Retirement
Oct 24, 2024
Investments and Products to Consider as Interest Rates Go Down
Oct 23, 2024
How a Trigger Rate Works Within Fixed-Indexed Annuities
Oct 22, 2024
What You Need to Know About Open Enrollment
Oct 21, 2024
Tips on How to Structure the Sale of Your Business
Oct 18, 2024
Ways to Take Your 401k and Transform it Into a Retirement Plan
Oct 17, 2024
Why Many People Become Depressed in Retirement
Oct 16, 2024
How to Navigate Picking the Right Senior Healthcare Plan
Oct 15, 2024
Why Year-End Tax Planning Should Be More Than IRA to Roth Conversions
Oct 14, 2024
The Basics of the Bucket Strategy in Retirement
Oct 11, 2024
The Problem with AUM Fees When You Buy and Hold
Oct 10, 2024
A High-Level Overview of Various Investments and Products
Oct 09, 2024
Various Ways to Take Your 401K and Turn it Into A Retirement Income Plan
Oct 08, 2024
Ways to Invest in Real Estate (Based on Age and Experience)
Oct 07, 2024
Why Suitability Questionnaires May Not Be Enough
Oct 04, 2024
Understanding the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Indexed Universal Life Insurance in Retirement
Oct 03, 2024
How Often Should You Rebalance Your Portfolio
Oct 02, 2024
Breaking Down Retirement Savings Plans for Self-Employed Individuals
Oct 01, 2024
Addressing a Potential Conflict of Interest in Annuity Sales
Sep 30, 2024
1031 Exchange Options for Those Trying to Sell Their Investment Real Estate
Sep 27, 2024
The Difference Between Basic Tax Planning and Comprehensive Tax Planning
Sep 26, 2024
What to do With Your Annuity When it Struggles to Grow
Sep 25, 2024
Why a Pension Might Not Be Enough for Retirement (and What to Do About It)
Sep 24, 2024
Why the National Debt Should Concern Those on a Fixed Income
Sep 23, 2024
Why the Rule of 100 May Not Make Sense in Retirement
Sep 20, 2024
Why an Advisor May be Your Spouse’s Back-Up Plan
Sep 19, 2024
What to Expect in a Decreasing Interest Rate Environment
Sep 18, 2024
Ways to Potentially Lower Your Risk Without Losing too Much Liquidity
Sep 17, 2024
10 Ways You Can Generate Income in Retirement
Sep 16, 2024
What Every Spouse Needs to Know Before Their Spouses Passes
Sep 13, 2024
Decoding What’s Really Happening at Many Retirement Dinner Events
Sep 12, 2024
Why Long-Term Care Insurance is Problematic
Sep 11, 2024
How to Strategically Liquidate Your Delaware Statutory Trust Positions
Sep 10, 2024
Why Qualified and Non-Qualified Accounts Should Have Different Growth Strategies
Sep 09, 2024
How to Determine How Much of Your Portfolio Should Be Protected
Sep 08, 2024
Why It Takes More Than a Dollar Amount to Know When You Can Afford to Retire
Sep 07, 2024
Tax Minimization for Those Who Have Pensions
Sep 07, 2024
How the Election Could Affect the Markets
Sep 06, 2024
Why Financial Professionals Tend to Offer Conflicting Advice
Sep 05, 2024
What to do if You are Concerned the Market Will Crash Soon
Aug 30, 2024
Why Social Security Optimization is More Than Looking at Your Longevity
Aug 29, 2024
How to Prepare for Required Minimum Distributions When You Don’t Need the Distributions
Aug 28, 2024
The Landlord's Exit Strategy
Aug 27, 2024
Potential Pitfalls For Those Who Want to Retire Before 59 ½ Years Old
Aug 26, 2024
Why I Believe Variable Annuities Rarely Make Sense
Aug 25, 2024
How to Prepare For Retirement and a Recession
Aug 24, 2024
Why Term Life Insurance May Not Make Sense In Retirement
Aug 23, 2024
How Interest Rates Could Affect Those Near Retirement
Aug 22, 2024
Why Value Funds May Not Offer As Much Value As You Think
Aug 21, 2024
When Does it Make Sense to Manage Your Investments on Your Own?
Aug 20, 2024
How to Plan Tax-Efficient Distributions From an Inherited IRA
Aug 19, 2024
What to Do If You Are Scared You’ll Run Out of Money in Retirement
Aug 18, 2024
How Fixed-Indexed Annuities Work as a Bond Alternative
Aug 17, 2024
How to Plan for Healthcare Before Medicare
Aug 16, 2024
Why DIY Investors Still Need a Relationship With a Licensed Financial Professional
Aug 14, 2024
How to Turn Your 401(k) Into a Retirement Plan
Aug 09, 2024
How to Prepare For Retirement With a 401(k)
Aug 07, 2024
Can I Manage my Portfolio as Well as a Fund Manager?
Aug 07, 2024
How to Invest in Real Estate
Aug 06, 2024
Is it Ever Okay to Surrender an Annuity Early?
Jul 26, 2024
Estate Planning 101
Jul 26, 2024
What to Consider When Filing for Social Security Benefits
Jul 26, 2024
Do People Really Need Financial Advisors?
Jul 26, 2024
Retirement Income Strategies-Balancing Protection With Growth
Jul 26, 2024